linóleo
[liˈnoleo]
The verdict
“linóleo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,384 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,384
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Materialfuerte e impermeable formado por un tejido de yute cubierta de corcho en polvo amasado con aceite de linaza. Usado como material de revestimiento de pisos o como una superficie de linograbado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | linóleo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liˈnoleo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #78,384 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “linóleo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
linóleo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,384 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [liˈnoleo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Materialfuerte e impermeable formado por un tejido de yute cubierta de corcho en polvo amasado con aceite de linaza. Usado como material de revestimiento de pisos o como una superficie de linograbado.".
Zero misspellings are on record for linóleo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is linóleo, spelled L-I-N-Ó-L-E-O.
Definition
- 1Materialfuerte e impermeable formado por un tejido de yute cubierta de corcho en polvo amasado con aceite de linaza. Usado como material de revestimiento de pisos o como una superficie de linograbado.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “linóleo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-N-Ó-L-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [liˈnoleo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.